AUBURN at No. 2 ALABAMA: Keys for the Tide

2:01 AM,
Nov. 24, 2012

Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley, who leads the team with 89 tackles, racked up six last week against Western Carolina.

Written by

mark edwards

1 Stakes: It's possible for Alabama to lose and still make the SEC Championship Game, but the easiest way is to win today and clinch a spot outright. LSU beat Arkansas on Friday. If Alabama loses to Auburn and Texas A&M beats Missouri today, all three teams will be 6-2 in the league.

However, the important tiebreaker would be record within the division, and the Tide would be 4-2 and LSU and A&M would be 5-1. That would knock out Alabama, while LSU would go by virtue of its win over the Aggies.

If the Tide loses today, it would need A&M to lose, too, and that's not likely at home against a struggling ...